Author: Rider Farris

By Rider Farris | ReporterMost students seen walking across Baylor’s campus were once hopeful high school seniors, waiting for their acceptance letter to whisk them away to Waco. But, not every student knows exactly how the admissions process works at Baylor.This past fall marked the beginning of Flower Mound senior Andrew Kuykendall’s first year as an admissions data processor in Undergraduate Admissions. In this role, Kuykendall works to help make those Baylor dreams a reality for those hopeful high school seniors. “We get tons and tons of applications every year and they obviously need someone to work and process those…

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By Rider Farris | ReporterThird Street from Baylor Avenue to Speight Avenue has been closed to vehicular traffic since August 2017 to increase safety for students and other pedestrians in that area. Since its closing, traffic and travel inconveniences on campus have increased, leading to opposition to the closure. Third Street should reopen to vehicular traffic, as its’ closing has caused more harm than good for the general Baylor population. With the closing of Third Street, the last road that traveled through the middle of campus is gone. Now, if drivers want to travel from one side of campus to…

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By Rider Farris | Reporter The weeks leading up to All-University Sing are trying for many of the event’s participants. Baylor students, faculty and alumni of all ages know of the longstanding tradition that occurs every spring and features performances from many organizations on campus. But what many non-participants do not understand is the amount of hard work and dedication that goes into each and every one of the performances. Many of the organizations that participate in Sing have “Sing chairs” that are responsible for the creation of the act. These individuals choose the theme for the act, plan the…

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By Rider Farris | ReporterPanhellenic sorority Kappa Alpha Theta will host its annual fundraising event, CASA Couture, in their Stacy Riddle Forum chapter room Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.Many vendors such as Simply Sisters, Brown Bag Etc., Everlasting Joy and Fox & Gray will be there offering gifts and Greek merchandise. A portion of all the funds raised will be donated to the McLennan County CASA, or Court Appointed Special Advocates, office. “One of my personal goals is to get not only just Baylor sorority girls or non-Greek life people there,” said Portland, Ore., junior Maria Carlsen, Theta’s…

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